A History of Nationalism in Modern Japan

Placing the People

Bibliographic Data

ID19145485
AuthorsK M Doak (0000-0003-1342-4665, corresponding author), Kevin Doak
Year2007
Pages292
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHistory of Nationalism in Modern Japan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/ej.9789004155985.i-292
OpenAlexW1544114565
Open LibraryOL9085850M
ISBN9789004155985
LanguageEN
Citations received40

This volume provides a systematic overview of the debates over Japanese national identity and nationalism from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. It presumes that nationalism is a particular form of identity-politics and as such it foregrounds national identity as it has been articulated by influential Japanese intellectuals. Building on theories that situate nationalism as a mode of politicizing the people, this study presents Japanese nationalism as a contestory practice that positions "the people" as what the nation is and what nationalism seeks to achieve. The body of the text is composed of chapters that explore key sites where this practice has been particularly intense and influential (kokumin, minzoku, shakai, tenno). Originally published in hardcover

Nationalism · Political science · Politics · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · 1868 · Anthropology · Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies · General · Japan · Nationalisme · Social history · Social Science · Sociology